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China's rapid economic growth slows in third quarter

2010-10-21 12:15:40

Supermarket in Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China China's growth

has far outstripped that of other major economies

China says its economy has maintained robust growth in the third quarter of

2010, albeit at a slightly lower rate.

Official figures show a drop from just over 10% growth to 9.6%, still far ahead

of any other major economy.

The Chinese government has been taking measures to cool a credit boom in order

to achieve more sustainable growth levels.

Meanwhile consumer prices rose at the fastest pace in nearly two years in

September, official data showed.

Rate rise

For several months China's government has been withdrawing stimulus measures it

used to get China through the economic downturn.

Access to credit has been curbed and public spending on infrastructure scaled

back, reports the BBC's Chris Hogg in Shanghai.

But this latest data suggests other drivers of economic growth are now taking

up the slack.

Domestic consumption remains strong and investment in the private sector is

robust.

One concern though for policymakers is inflation.

Consumer prices rose 3.6% year on year, the fastest increase since October

2008, with prices for food - the item poorer Chinese spend most of their income

on - rising by more than 6%.